Rending the Heavens

A colossal pillar of fire rose into the sky. Tremors from underground rumbled continuously, throwing the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents into panicked confusion. The massive underground explosion made the ground roll like a soaring dragon beneath it, waves rippling through the earth as the fleeing S.H.I.E.L.D. agents stumbled in every direction. "Vivian, analyze it! Build a transmission channel. I want its maximum output power." He-El casually tossed the Cosmic Cube onto the ground.